How to Freeze Peaches

Learn all about how to freeze peaches at home in just three easy steps! No nasty preservatives, just peaches, lemon juice (to preserve color), and your freezer packed full of the taste of summer you can enjoy all winter long.

Prep Time10

Active Time20

Freeze Time3

Total Time3 30

Course: freezer recipe, fruit

Cuisine: American

Keyword: freezing peaches, frozen fruit recipes, frozen peaches, how to freeze peaches, peaches, preserving food, summer recipes

Equipment

1 large stockpot
Large bowl
Quart freezer bags
Sheet pan use more than one if needed
tongs to grab hot peaches
parchment paper to line sheet pans

Materials

Peaches! as many or as little as you desire
Lemon juice can be fresh or bottled
Boiling water
Ice

Instructions

As with all home preservation, begin by washing all your peaches in warm water. Blanching is the process of killing bacteria on produce by a sequence of hot to cold. This means, you boil the produce for a few minutes, then transfer it to ice.
To blanch peaches, bring a large pot of water to a good, rolling boil. Cut a large, mildly deep “X” in the bottoms of the peach. Boil the peaches for three minutes (you can do several at a time). Transfer to a large bowl or ice. Mix the peaches around in the ice to make sure they all get contact.
After blanching, the peel comes off so easy! Simply begin slicing around your “X”. As you slice, remove the peel. I like to do it this way to keep the peach from getting too slimy. If you remove the peel before slicing it becomes too slick to grip well and more messy.
Cover the slices in the juice of one lemon (1/3 cup of bottled juice) per about 7-8 peaches. This keeps them from browning.
To freeze peaches, simply place them on a parchment lined sheet pan. (I prefer to use unbleached!)
Keep them from touching so they freeze without clumping together too much. This is important especially if you are freezing the peaches for smoothies or other recipes that do not require much.
Freeze them for about 2 hours or until frozen solid. Tip: check to make sure your pan fits in the freezer before you add the peaches!
After frozen solid, add the slices to quart or gallon size freezer bags depending on your preferred measurements. I like to freeze 2-4 cups at a time for easier thawing. Two cups is great for smoothies and four cups is a good for other recipes!